[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

habitation \hab`ita"tion\ ha^b"i^t=a"shu^n, n. f.
   habitation, l. habitatio.
   1. the act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or
      of being inhabited; occupancy. --denham.
      1913 webster

   2. place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
      1913 webster

            the lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just.
                                                  --prov. iii.
                                                  33.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

habitation
     n 1: the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
     2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
        dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide
        homes for the homeless" syn: dwelling, home, domicile,
         abode, dwelling house
     3: the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
        said of both animals and men; "he studied the creation
        and inhabitation and demise of the colony" syn: inhabitancy,
         inhabitation
see also:
dwelling home domicile abode dwelling house inhabitancy 
inhabitation 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

48 moby thesaurus words for "habitation":
   abiding place, abode, address, apartment, cantonment, colonization,
   commorancy, crash pad, crib, digs, domicile, domiciliation, domus,
   dwelling, dwelling place, fireside, flat, haunt, haven, hearth,
   hearthstone, home, homestead, house, housing, inhabitancy,
   inhabitation, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, nest, nook,
   occupancy, occupation, pad, peopling, place, place to live,
   quarters, residence, residency, roof, rooftree, roost, seat,
   settlement, sojourning, tenement

[4] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

habitation
   god is the habitation of his people, who find rest and safety in
   him ps. 71:3; 91:9. justice and judgment are the habitation of
   god's throne ps. 89:14, heb. mekhon, "foundation", because all
   his acts are founded on justice and judgment. see ps. 132:5,
   13; eph. 2:22, of canaan, jerusalem, and the temple as god's
   habitation. god inhabits eternity isa. 57:15, i.e., dwells
   not only among men, but in eternity, where time is unknown; and
   "the praises of israel" ps. 22:3, i.e., he dwells among those
   praises and is continually surrounded by them.
   

[5] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

habitation, civil law. it was the right of a person to live in the house of 
another without prejudice to the property. 
     2. it differed from a usufruct in this, that the usufructuary might 
have applied the house to any purpose, as, a store or manufactory; whereas 
the party having the right of habitation. could only use it for the 
residence of himself and family. 1 bro. civ. law, 184 domat. l. 1, t. 11, s. 
2, n. 7. 

[6] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

habitation, estates. a dwelling-house, a home-stall. 2 bl. com. 4; 4 bl. 
com. 220. vide house. 

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